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Get ready for the UFC XIII on May 30th, 1997 LIVE at 9 pm EST. on Pay-Per-View and check out the main event between Tank Abbott and Vitor Belfort. The format for UFC XIII will be the main event, a heavyweight tournament (200 lbs. and over) and a lightweight tournament (199 lbs. and under). Come back to this page regularly for updates as the countdown for UFC XIII continues!

Confirmed UFC XIII Line-up:

UFC XIII will take place in Augusta, Georgia

Heavyweight "Main Event" Match:

Vitor Belfort
(Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, UFC XII Heavyweight Div. champion, 2-0 in UFC)
vs.
D.L. "Tank" Abbott
(Streetfighting, UFC VI and UUFC '96 finalist, 6-4 in UFC)

Lightweight Division:

Guy Mezger
(Submission Fighting/Kickboxing, 2-0 in UFC as an alternate)
vs.
Christophe Leinenger
(Judo, 0-1 in UFC)

Enson Inoue
(Grappling Unlimited, 1-0 in NHB)
vs.
Royce Alger
(Former NCAA and World Champion in Freestyle Wrestling)

Alternates:

Tito Ortiz
(Streetfighting; 22 years old, 6'2", 199lbs)
vs.
Wes Albritton
( Kenpo/Karate; 26 years old, 5'10", 190 lbs.)

Stand-by: Todd Butler
(Curwensville, PA; Okinawan Karate; 32 years old, 6'1", 198 lbs.)

Heavyweight Division:

Randy Couture
(Greco-Roman Wrestling, former world champion)
vs.
Tony Halme
(Pro-Wrestling, Used to portray 'Ludwig Borga' in the WWF)

Steven Graham
(Extension Fighting)
vs.
Dimitri Stepanov
(Sambo/Muay Thai, Former Spetznatz soldier in the Russian Special Forces)

Alternates:

Saeed Hosseini
(Tae Kwon Do; 30 years old, 6'4", 230 lbs.)
vs.
Jack Nilsson
(Kickboxing; 32 years old, 6'3", 225 lbs)

Stand-by: Sam Fulton
(???)

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